European Chivalry – The Knight’s Code of Honor

Chivalry, or the chivalric code, is an informal, varying code of conduct developed between 1170 and 1220, never decided on or summarized in a single document, associated with the medieval institution of knighthood; knights’ and gentlewomen’s behaviours were governed by chivalrous social codes. The code of chivalry that developed in medieval Europe had its roots in earlier centuries. It arose in the Holy Roman Empire from the idealisation of the cavalryman—involving military bravery, individual training, and service to others—especially in Francia. The term “chivalry” derives from the Old French term chevalerie, which can be translated to “horse soldiery”.

Over time, its meaning in Europe has been refined to emphasise more general social and moral virtues. The code of chivalry, as it stood by the Late Middle Ages, was a moral system which combined a warrior ethos, knightly piety, and courtly manners, all conspiring to establish a notion of honour and nobility.

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According to my personal experience honor is an alien concept to (((alt right))) and (((mgtow))),
let alone chivalry.

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but of course, we have 8th day circumcised aliens running this planet – honor is a concept unfathomable to the jewish overlords – guarantee Knights were intact real men…..and women were real women then too! … to be a fly on the wall and observe those days…and who were the Knights defending home & hearth from back then – alien agenda 101👹 ?